BIOGRAPHY

Tom Misson’s music has been broadcast on ABC Classic FM and played by notable performers and local groups such as Hobart Wind Symphony and the Tasmanian Discovery Orchestra. He holds an LMusA with distinction in piano and has taken out many of the open prizes at the Hobart Eisteddfods including the Nelle Ashdown Award and has maintained regular accompaniment work around Hobart since 2011 as well as contributing to the music publication CutCommon.

Composer website: Thomas-Misson-ComposerPianist

FEATURED WORKS

Saturday Night Tuberculosis, Solo Piano.

This piece was commissioned by Hobart pianist Jack Barnes in 2014. Jack’s flair for rhythmic and percussive works made for a clear brief: a percussive and virtuosic work bursting at the seams with adrenaline with flashes of progressive rock, jazz, and drum and bass.

Featured in Keyboard Waves November 2016

PODCAST

Thomas Misson was interviewed for the Making Conversation: Australian Composers’ Podcast, Episode 24, 30/01/17.